Analysing debranching techniques in Frozen Elephant Trunk procedures: a narrative literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Since 2003, the Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) technique has attained rising popularity for treating extensive aortic arch pathologies such as acute and chronic aortic dissection, as well as thoracic aortic aneurysm. Conventionally, the FET procedure included a complete resection of the aortic arch and, subsequently, a distal aortic anastomosis of the prosthetic part of the hybrid graft in arch zone 3. Simultaneous to the introduction of the FET technique, the traditional Elephant Trunk technique was simplified by adding debranching techniques which allows for proximalization of the distal aortic anastomosis. Nowadays, modern concepts of aortic arch surgery combine the FET technique with proximalization of the distal anastomosis in arch zone 2 or further proxi

SUBMITTER: Brickwedel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423730 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature